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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. ” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector.

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Interview – Celsius Energy and decarbonizing buildings using shallow geothermal systems

ThinkGeoEnergy

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. For these reasons, the building heating and cooling sector is one that urgently needs to be decarbonized. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.

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What a Year! 10 Stories That Propelled Energy Storage in 2019

GreenTechMedia

This year, the industry closed that gap more than ever before. Exceedingly few batteries actually live up to the vision of “storing clean power for when the sun isn’t shining.” It serves clean power at night cheaper than incumbent fossil fuels. The utility asked for more later in the year.

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New jobs at EDF (Électricité de France)

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

This role is responsible for monitoring project deadlines, workloads, budget monitoring, and personnel support for various projects related to different aspects of the energy market.

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The Chamber of Commerce’s latest amicus brief obstructs climate progress

EDF + Business

In its official climate policy position , the U.S. This action by the Chamber earned the worst possible rating in EDF’s new Climate Authenticity Meter , a tool that assesses whether or not a company or industry group’s lobbying activities on climate policy matches its rhetoric on climate change. Chamber of Congress.

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#Greentown10: A Look at Greentown’s Biggest Annual Event Throughout the Years

Greentown Labs

Throughout the years, DEMO Day grew into an event that featured lab tours, dynamic speaking programs featuring industry leaders and elected officials, popcorn pitches from our members, and, most crucially, opportunities for the entire climatetech and cleantech ecosystem to connect with our startups. in Somerville, MA!

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The role of digital technology in the energy sector

Business Green

Digitalisation is still a novel concept to many industries as well as some areas of the energy sector. Unlike many, however, there is an aspiration to transition away from its legacy large infrastructure to a whole new era of plug-and-play, cutting edge incubation of new business models.